No-frills airline, flyMonarch.com, is to charge passengers for all hold baggage on its scheduled flights.
From November 1, it will charge £3.99 per checked in bag each way for passengers who pre-book online, or £10 for passengers who pay at the airport.
Hold baggage can also be pre-booked via the flyMonarch.com call centre at a cost of £8 per bag per one-way flight.
Managing director Liz Savage, said: “It is now common practice amongst airlines to charge those customers who elect to take hold baggage and by doing this we will be able to keep our flight prices low.
“Since the launch of our online check-in service earlier this year, there has been a notable reduction in the amount of hold baggage carried on our flights. Passengers are preferring to minimise the time spent in queues at the airport, opting to check in from home and by-passing the fast bag-drop desks at the airports by travelling with hand luggage only.”
Hand baggage allowance is one carry-on bag per person up to 10kg in weight and within the standard DFT dimensions, 56cm x 45cm x 25cm.
By Bev Fearis
